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Sunday, May 6, 2012
ReverieReverie as Therapy
Closing one’s eyes and journeying within takes
us into reverie, into that place where our spirit resides, into that place that speaks to us in the voice of a higher power,
into the joy in life that nourishes us each and every day.
You
need to carve out a chunk of time for yourself during a busy week. Find your favorite place to sit, then gaze
at one of the paintings hanging in your room that you usually overlook; or find a flower to study and smell; or study your
little bit of nature that may be outside your window or flourishing in a pot that you faithfully water every week. As
you relax, let your cares, responsibilities, and tensions drain away into a contemplation of the form, shape, texture, and
structure of the concrete object you have chosen.
Now close your eyes and dream. Explore images of
your personal life as they flash before you on the screen of your mind. Choose a moment in time where you felt joy,
happiness, or fulfillment. Perhaps you planted a flower, wrote a poem, created a perfect dance step with a partner,
or kneaded and shaped a perfect loaf of bread! Maybe you sat at the bedside of a sick friend, or carried a box
of groceries to a needy family.
Even though your present day may be full of inboxes of
irritation and outboxes of half-completed tasks , these few minutes of reverie, this calling up of moments of joy, of the
things in life that bring fulfillment and happiness, can refresh you and give you the momentum to continue your day, to share
your life with others, and to bring your mind back to the work at hand.
You may have to fight the
old voices in your head that cry out, “Stop daydreaming!” You may have to forego that cup of caffeine-loaded
beverage that you usually rely on to help you forge your way against time. But give up some of the tension-producing
teeth-gritting that many use to make it to five o’clock and the trip to the parking lot.
Take
a moment from the stream of time, and let reverie take you to a meadow filled with butterflies, clover, and contentment!
Life’s joys await you.
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